Planetary hours
in Lyon.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:17
- 2☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:34
- 3♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:14
- 9☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:03
- 12☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:20 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.